Karen Johnson, Administrative Coordinator has been providing exemplary service to Tompkins County for 30 years. Her responsibilities include accounts payable/receivable, filing of grant and Article 6 claims, purchasing, and supervision of three staff. Karen's work touches all department divisions and is essential to the smooth operation of our public health programs. She has developed strong cooperative relationships with staff, contractors, vendors, NYS and other county departments to ensure departmental needs are met. Karen manages the department's Healthy Neighborhoods grant to fund improvement of home environments and works tenaciously to meet program purchasing goals and deadlines while staying within grant and county budgets and guidelines. She is a valued resource for computer issues and document layout, and is always willing to fill whatever role she may be assigned during drills and emergency response. She is collegial and an essential asset to the department.